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Mail, Coat of

“a corselet of scales,” a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales (1 Sam. 17:5); also (38) a corselet or garment thus encased.

In the Bible

2

Verses where Mail, Coat of is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Samuel 17:5

    and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

  • 1 Samuel 17:38

    Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.

Scripture on Mail, Coat of

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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